The Rajah's Fortress — page 262: what you’re looking at

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THE RAJAA’S FORTRESS. 249 CHAPTER XXIX. THE FIGHT IN THE FORTRESS. WE must return now to the little band which we left in such a critical condition at the mouth of the cavern. Loyd’s shot was a surprise to the foe, who had anticipated an easy victory. The daring fellow who had crawled up the rocks had been dispatched to the bottom in such haste that he had seen only Guy and Loyd. His injury was probably not severe enough to prevent him from making known this discovery, for the next move of the enemy was a bold and daring one. They swarmed round to the entrance and began with their hands to pull down the barrier of rocks. In a brief space of time they had torn open quite a glaring hole, and then Carew and Terril, thrust- ing their rifles into the fissure, coolly emptied their magazines into the dense mass that blocked the little cavern beyond. The effect of this was terrible and proved con- clusively that Loyd was correct when he declared that the place could be held against a little army. Cries and groans mingled with imprecations and COLUM 1OOO SS co